Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act or process of making something slightly wet.
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- verb Present participle of
dampen .
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- noun the act of making something slightly wet
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Examples
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The big difference is the role of government in dampening the cycle.
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“No doubt Zeus BioTechnology has to have the latest in dampening technology,” said Smith.
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While I usually used this to reduce pops and clicks from scratches, the added dampening from the water would sometimes be enough to hold the needle in the groove on warped records.
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Other goals such as dampening unnecessary exuberance and over-leveraging, and avoiding asset price bubbles can also be added to the objectives of macroprudential policies.
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Other goals such as dampening unnecessary exuberance and over-leveraging, and avoiding asset price bubbles can also be added to the objectives of macroprudential policies.
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Other goals such as dampening unnecessary exuberance and over-leveraging, and avoiding asset price bubbles can also be added to the objectives of macroprudential policies.
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If magnesium has such wonderful "dampening" properties as they claim, then I should think there would not be quite so much desert in Israel.
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Subduing or "dampening" this motion is the key to silence.
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But the United Kingdom continues to be a drag and is likely to continue as such near term, while excess supply is "dampening" prices in Australia.
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A few hours later, the Associated Press and other wire services reported that a WHO press spokesman in Geneva "made a surprise appearance" at a press briefing for the purpose of 'dampening' fears ignited by Nabarro's interview.
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